One thing I will say about Drake

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Kendrick - Was popping with Section 80 regionally. He would have popped regardless. Drake took him on the tour because he seen what everyone else see.
Rocky - Was popping with Peso and Purple Swag. He would have popped regardless. Drake took him on the tour because he seen what everyone else see.
Migos - Was popping regionally before Versace. They would have popped regardless. Drake hopped on Versace because of how hot the song was.
Future - I can't believe I even have to explain this one. Future was popping more so due to his relation to Gucci than Drake. Future been popping Dirty Sprite.
Lil Baby- He popped because of Young Thug and partially Gunna. Too Hard was his mixtape that got his name really known.
21 Savage - He was a platinuim selling artist before him and Drake even made a damn song with Savage Mode. He can thank Metro more than Drake and even before that Sonny Digital supplied him with the beat to make Red Opps. His debut single in the Free Guwap EP.
Young Thug - Thug been poppng since Hookah. His antics and proximity with RG is when he popped.


All in all, Drake didn't really help these people. They were going to be big regardless based on their previous success.
All these nikkas weren’t doing arena tours prior to drake and were lucky to get club venues. You can say all the shyt you want but these nikkaz stock went up after the Drake stimulus.
 

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All these nikkas weren’t doing arena tours prior to drake and were lucky to get club venues.
nikka that comes with time. Bun B said it best.



These artist were going to go up regardless. You don't believe that? Just look at Bloc Boy JB. That nikka's music was ass. No Drake feature was going to save him.
 
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crazy how much denial there is about Drake helping all these artist. Cuz after Drake's feature, they ain't really chart that high :heh:

RICK ROSS is the poster child on his BIGGEST songs being cuz of Drake :sas2:

say what you want, Drake def played a major role in giving them HUGE records.
 
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crazy how much denial there is about Drake helping all these artist. Cuz after Drake's feature, they ain't really chart that high :heh:

RICK ROSS is the poster child on his BIGGEST songs being cuz of Drake :sas2:

say what you want, Drake def played a major role in giving them HUGE records.


Kendrick’s highest charting songs have no Drake features. The one single/video they released together was AFTER Good Kid M.A.A.D City was already platinum.


Migos highest charting song has no Drake feature.

Lil Baby’s highest charting song has no Drake feature.


None of these artists “needed” Drake. He hopped on their waves when it was pretty much guaranteed they were going to be important artists. The only artist whose wave he didn’t hop was Cole and thats because they came in the game at the same time. Its also funny how most of these artists most successful albums have absolutely nothing to do with Drake, further proving that their success never hinged upon some mythological stimulus from Drake.
 

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Kendrick’s highest charting songs have no Drake features. The one single/video they released together was AFTER Good Kid M.A.A.D City was already platinum.


Migos highest charting song has no Drake feature.

Lil Baby’s highest charting song has no Drake feature.


None of these artists “needed” Drake. He hopped on their waves when it was pretty much guaranteed they were going to be important artists. The only artist whose wave he didn’t hop was Cole and thats because they came in the game at the same time. Its also funny how most of these artists most successful albums have absolutely nothing to do with Drake, further proving that their success never hinged upon some mythological stimulus from Drake.
Kendricks highest and longest charting songs are about Drake though.
 

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GKMC is the longest charting rap album ever and that was before any of this. Drake is on there sure, but it's a classic album
Kendrick went on the club Paradise tour before he dropped GKMC and fukkin Problems came out before this. Kendrick started doing his own tour after GKMC was released so I don’t know what you talking about. Drake gave Kendrick a top 10 billboard hit, took him on a successful arena tour and gave him his own track on his most successful album ever all before GKMC.
 

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Section 80 sold 5k. He was on your midrick and rakim were standing on the side :heh:


Kendrick had no organic motion, but you cant compare that to the likes of Migo and Future.


What demographic are yall implying Drake exposed these nikkas too? The streets:mjlol:?

To casuals? To mainstream hiphop fans? Think its safe to say thats a lie because Migos wasnt popular like that right after Versace remix. And Future didnt blow up after Tony Montanna remix.


Your talking about a time where every time a random nikka in ATL made a semi popular hit or had any kinda buzz,you had to hear about him being "the next". Yet yall wanna pretend these dudes needed Drake to get traction going smh. No,Drske heard about or saw the traction and got in early.


Worst part is yall disrespecting the old school:scust:
 

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Idk... I always felt like him putting on other artists was disingenuous. Always came off too eager to do so, and it comes across as if he was just doing it for leverage


Lets not even entertain this "putting on" nonsense. Then the OP had the nerve to say he "put on" more artist then previous generations.


So your telling me,hopping on songs of nikkas who already made hits and had a buzz, Is somehow more impressive than Jay putting on a Beanie Sigel,memphis bleek,Kanye,Camron. And then Camron putting on Dipset and their umbrella? Ice Cube putting on West Side Connection,Yoyo. Dre putting on Snoop,Eminem and Kendrick. 2pac putting on The Outlawz,T.I putting on Young Dro and the list can go on. Putting people on means these nikkas would not be known without you or your brand. Every person yall naming i knew of and had a buzz of some kind prior to Drake. Kendrick might be the only one who didnt. But he was a bun in the interscope oven. Drake was apart of a larger proccess to get him popping. But he was only a single ingredient and damn sure wasnt the sole reason Kendrick was known or heard of.


Tell Drake to make some of those Canadian or OVO nikkas pop:mjlol:. Weekend probably the only person i know through Drake. But he may have been popping before Drake too. Until somebody says otherwise Ill give Drake credit for that one.
 
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